With a good meal, guiding questions, and diverse, small discussion groups, On the Table Philly, set to take place Nov. 8, is seeking to shift the narrative on civic dialogue at the local and national levels.
One day last year, Pedro Ramos ate seven meals in a matter of hours. It didn’t matter what was served, the president and CEO of the Philadelphia Foundation recalled Thursday. What mattered were the conversations with strangers taking place throughout the city at more than 300 locations, where people discussed issues that matter most to them. Now he’s…
There hasn’t been a better time to be involved in Philly’s housing and commercial development scene in centuries. It’s no secret this city is experiencing a boom. But how did we get here? And who’s thinking about the future? In this installment of Billy Penn’s Who’s Next series, which has spotlighted more than 500 up-and-coming leaders in various industries…
Just over a year after Hurricane Maria devastated the island, Philadelphia raised Puerto Rico’s flag at City Hall today to kick off a week of festivities celebrating the Puerto Rican community and its contributions to the city. Mayor Jim Kenney, Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sanchez and U.S. Congressman Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania’s 13th District all spoke at…
Through Esperanza, Rev. Luís Cortés has advocated for Latinos in Philadelphia for more than 30 years, spearheading initiatives to educate and empower the community. Now, as Philadelphia rapidly gentrifies, he’s concerned that Latinos have been left out of the equation. If there is one true thing you can say about Rev. Luis Cortés, he’s a…
El niño pobre de El Barrio, en Manhattan, hace ya varias décadas que creció y se hizo un hombre de fe, de esos que piensan que si se tiene dos manos, una es para ayudar a los demás y la otra para lo mismo. Por eso a Luis Cortés Jr. la Red de Líderes Latinos…
Líderes latinos subrayaron hoy la importancia de que la comunidad hispana participe en altos porcentajes en las próximas elecciones legislativas del próximo 6 de noviembre, que determinarán las mayorías en el Congreso nacional. “Los latinos somos ya un 18 % de la población en EE.UU., pero lamentablemente nuestra proporción de voto en muchas áreas es…
It was 85 degrees Monday afternoon in Hunting Park. Milagros Soto and Pablo Cuevas were sitting on their stoop, catching a breeze. “The heat is too hot,” said Soto, 36, who has asthma and no air conditioner. Cuevas, 52, who lives with her and suffers from Parkinson’s disease, was bare-chested. A box fan sat in…
Gabriella Gabriel Paez is the education and community development manager at Esperanza, which aims to strengthen Hispanic communities through education, economic development, and advocacy. Since 2014, she has been leading the community development portions of the Hunting Park 2022 Strategic Plan, part of which aims to enhance open space and protect the local environment.
(CNSNews.com) – In a speech at the National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said Thursday that Congress and the Hispanic community share a commitment to finding a way to fix the country’s broken immigration system.
